Lion Pricket Candlestick
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This portable three-light candelabrum in the form of a lion is unique, though it stands firmly in the Lower Saxon tradition of leonine works cast in copper alloy. The large central pricket that dominates the work is a modern restoration, and the ring on the underside of the beast is a later addition, perhaps to allow it to be secured with a chain.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lion Pricket Candlestick
- Date: ca. 1250–75
- Culture: German (Hildesheim)
- Medium: Copper alloy
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 8 11/16 in. (37.8 x 20 x 22 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
- Credit Line: Dom-Museum HIldesheim (DS 89)
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters